''Coralliogalathea'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
squat lobsters
Squat lobsters are dorsoventrally flattened crustaceans with long tails held curled beneath the cephalothorax. They are found in the two superfamilies Galatheoidea and Chirostyloidea, which form part of the decapod infraorder Anomura, alongside ...
in the family
Galatheidae
The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters.
Genera
There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae:
*† ''Acanthogalathea'' Müller & Collins, 1991 – Upper Eocene
* ''Alainius'' Baba, 1991
* ''Allogalathea'' Ba ...
.
Initially thought to be
monotypic
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, solely represented by ''
Coralliogalathea humilis'', recent analysis has split the genus into six, morphologically similar but genetically different
species
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.
List of Species
*''
Corralliogalathea humilis''
Nobili, 1905
*''
Corralliogalathea joae''
Rodríguez-Flores, ''et al''., 2018
*''
Corralliogalathea megalochira''
Nobili, 1906
*''
Corralliogalathea minuta''
Rodríguez-Flores, ''et al''., 2018
*''
Corralliogalathea parva''
Rodríguez-Flores, ''et al''., 2018
*''
Corralliogalathea tridentirostris''
Miyake, 1953
References
Squat lobsters
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